PCC SHORT - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
PALERMO, 1st edition, 6-7-8 September 2019

Prizes and qualifications

Recognition Plaques and / or Parchments for
- BEST SHORT FILM
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST SHORT FILM OF ANIMATION
- "VIA DEI CORTI" SPECIAL AWARD (the prize will be awarded by the Artistic Direction of Via dei Corti - Independent Short Film Festival, whose fifth edition will take place in Gravina di Catania (CT) from 28 November to 1 December 2019).

The following recognition is also provided (plaques and / or parchment):
- PUBLIC AWARD (awarded by the popular jury).

Rules

PCC SHORT - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
PALERMO, 1st edition, 6-7-8 September 2019

Download the registration form

RULES AND COMPETITION NOTICE
1) Palermo Comic Convention (PCC) and the Cultural Associations "Dirty Dozen" and "No_Name" organize the event "PCC SHORT - International Short Film Competition".
The screenings will take place on days 6, 7, 8 September 2019 at one of the pavilions of the Mediterranean Fair, Piazzetta Nelson Mandela S/N - 90143 Palermo - ITALY, specially set up as the Cinema Area of ​​the Palermo Comic Convention event now in its fifth edition.

2) The competition is open to national and international short films, unpublished or published. Short films already selected in other festivals are also eligible for selection.

3) Short films of any kind are admitted to the selection, provided they last no longer than 20 minutes. The art direction reserves, in its unquestionable judgment, to include in the final selection also works of longer duration, in case they are deemed particularly worthy.
3.1) In addition, the art direction, despite having decided to admit short films of any kind, considers it correct to warn all participants that in the selection phase those works that are closest to the spirit of the event hosting the competition will be privileged.

4) The author is responsible for the content of his works.

5) The art direction will select the finalist short films in its unquestionable judgment, among all the works received. The selected works will be screened on the days when the event will take place according to a schedule. A special technical jury chaired by a personality from the world of cinema will assign the following awards:
Recognition Plaques and / or Parchments for
- BEST SHORT FILM
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST SHORT FILM OF ANIMATION
- "VIA DEI CORTI" SPECIAL AWARD (the prize will be awarded by the Artistic Direction of Via dei Corti - Independent Short Film Festival, whose fifth edition will take place in Gravina di Catania (CT) from 28 November to 1 December 2019).

The following recognition is also provided (plaques and / or parchment):
- PUBLIC AWARD (awarded by the popular jury).

6) Participation in the selection is as follows:
a) Sending a copy of the short film (with subtitles attached in ITALIAN for the international shorts) in DVD PAL format, as well as the registration form duly completed and signed to the following address: "Dirty Dozen" Cultural Association, Via Montesano, 28 - 95131 Catania (CT) ITALY;
b) By presenting a copy of the short film by private link without expiration, as well as the registration form duly completed and signed by e-mail, to the address: cinema@palermocomicconvention.it;
c) For the screening in the hall the following specifications are required:
- Format: PAL, 1080p, 24fps;
- Video codec: H264 - High Profile (HiP) 25 mbps, cost bitrate;
- Audio Codec: AAC-LC (Low Complexity), Stereo 160kbps, costant bitrate;
- Subtitles: .srt (in a separate file);
- Container: .mov / .mp4

7) The registration form and the present announcement can be downloaded from the official website of the Palermo Comic Convention (www.palermocomicconvention.it) or from the sites of the Cultural Association "Dirty Dozen" (www.dirtydozen.it) and "No_Name" (www.nonameitalia.it). In addition, the registration forms can be requested at the e-mail address cinema@palermocomicconvention.it.

8) The dispatch of the works and the relative shipping costs are responsibility of the sender. The organization does not assume responsibility for theft, loss or damage that the works received should suffer.

9) The registration form includes the release for the use of the short film in the event "PCC SHORT - International Short Film Competition" and in all events subsequent to the festival due to the event "PCC SHORT - International Short Film Competition" and it must be completed in its entirety and signed: in the absence of these requirements, the work sent cannot be admitted to the selection.

10) In the case of sending by post, the DVD of the work and the registration form must be inserted in the same envelope and sent exclusively by priority mail.

11) Envelopes sent from countries not belonging to the European Union (EU) must bear the words: "For cultural purposes only, without commercial purpose".

12) The DVDs sent will not be returned and will be kept at the headquarters of the "Dirty Dozen" Cultural Association.

13) The authors of the selected works will be promptly contacted and will have to send a photo of themselves and an image of the short film (poster and / or frame of the work), as well as a short bio-filmography to be used for the promotional material of the Palermo Comic Convention , on the website of the event and on the websites of the Cultural Associations "Dirty Dozen" (www.dirtydozen.it) and "No_Name" (www.nonameitalia.it): it is therefore not necessary, in the first phase, to send anything apart from the DVD and the registration form.

14) The deadline for the presentation of the works is 10 August 2019 (for the works sent by priority mail the postmark will prevail).

15) The sending of the registration form implies the integral acceptance of the present regulation. Although not foreseen by the regulation, the organization reserves the final decision.
The jury, the selected works, the calendar of screenings and general information will be published on the official website of the Palermo Comic Convention (www.palermocomicconvention.it) and of the Cultural Associations "Dirty Dozen" (www.dirtydozen.it) and "No_Name" (www.nonameitalia.it).
For more information: cinema@palermocomicconvention.it.

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Information pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative Decree 196/2003 (privacy code).
The data collected through the compilation of the participation form will be processed by the "Dirty Dozen" and "No_Name" Cultural Associations for institutional activities and will be used by the Competition secretariat for information purposes by sending communications also by e-mail. In this regard, the "Dirty Dozen" and "No_Name" Cultural Associations wish to inform that every interested party has the right to exercise the rights provided by the privacy code, with particular reference to the possibility of knowing the nature and type of data held by the Associations , being able to request their integration or rectification, as well as being able to exercise, at any time, the right to object to the processing and receipt of communications by e-mail, with the consequent request for deletion of data.

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The competition is open to national and international short films, unpublished or published. Short films already selected in other festivals are also eligible for selection.

Short films of any kind are admitted to the selection, provided they last no longer than 20 minutes. The art direction reserves, in its unquestionable judgment, to include in the final selection also works of longer duration, in case they are deemed particularly worthy.
In addition, the art direction, despite having decided to admit short films of any kind, considers it correct to warn all participants that in the selection phase those works that are closest to the spirit of the event hosting the competition will be privileged.